economics

“Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. In area after area—crime, education, housing, race relations—the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories were put into operation...

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs welcomes Tho Bishop onto the show. Tho Bishop is the Assistant Editor of Mises.com and a proud Florida Man. He recently penned an article on a Rothbardian right as an alternative to the paleo-progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt. He...

“The welfare state has done to black Americans what slavery couldn’t do, and that is to destroy the black family.” Walter E. Williams was born in West Philadelphia, but any parallel to a certain ‘90s sitcom ends there. He was raised by his mother in North Philadelphia. That’s where the future...

Hans-Herman Hoppe is a German-born Austrian school economist and paleolibertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopher. He did his undergraduate studies at Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken, received his MA and PhD at Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, and was a postdoctoral fellow at University...

Why are Austrian economics not taken seriously?

On this episode Sam invites Mark Thornton onto the show. Together they discuss the economics of slavery and the long lasting effects of it on economies. Mark Thornton is an economic historian and a senior fellow with the Mises Institute. While everyone knows a bit about slavery, few think about...

Milton Friedman is the Godfather of American conservative libertarianism. He was, at a time when it was deeply unfashionable in official circles, a fierce critic of Keynesian economics. He was a leader of the second generation of libertarian economists to come out of the University of Chicago...

I remember when there was no tamper-proof and child-proof packaging. That was before multiculturalism and Identity Politics when we could still trust one another and parents accepted responsibility for their children without fobbing it off on a company with a liability claim. I remember also...

Late stage capitalism is a Myth. Its a myth perpetuated by socialists, communists, and marxists - in the hopes that repeating such a notion will bring it into being. Its a near universally known economic principle that faith in the economy is key to driving strong economic growth - and a lack...

There is the first video the New Hampshire Governor released from his State of New Hampshire Address. To paraphrase Gov. Sununu, he says those born in NH are lucky, those that move to NH are smart. NH has no income tax, no sales tax, business taxes keep getting cut, government regulations are...

Republican Governor Sununu shuts down the NH Democratic Party's new tax proposals before the state legislature can even consider them. Today Gov. Sununu issued a press release saying he would veto the Democrat's prized new tax proposals designed to make life harder for working familes across New...

Minimum wage abolished in New Hampshire but increasing in 20 other states https://nhfreedom.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/minimum-wage-abolished-in-new-hampshire-but-increasing-in-20-other-states/ While people are still talking about the landmark 2011 bill that abolished the New Hampshire state...

Minimum wage abolished in New Hampshire but increasing in 20 other states https://nhfreedom.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/minimum-wage-abolished-in-new-hampshire-but-increasing-in-20-other-states/ While people are still talking about the landmark 2011 bill that abolished the New Hampshire state...

The 2017 Economic Freedom of North America Report is out. For the 3rd year in a row New Hampshire is listed as the freest state in the United States. Alberta was listed as the freest place in North America in the previous 5 reports. However this year, New Hampshire and Alberta are tied for the...

Free State Blockchain Digital Assets Conference December 1st, 2017 8:00am - 7:00pm Portsmouth, New Hampshire http://blockchainnh.com/ Really great time was had by all at this entire day conference. Enjoyed meeting with sponsors such as the Free State Project, Porcupine Real Estate, and the...

What is forex ecn? ECN (Electronic Communications Network) is a network which carries the Buy and Sell orders of financial instruments for retail clients, banks and brokers alike. One of main arguments for using ECN is that client orders are displayed directly to the market place without any...

Vermont and New Hampshire — A tale of two states Vermont and New Hampshire — A tale of two states By Jeb Bradley Posted Oct 27, 2017 at 8:11 AM http://www.fosters.com/news/20171027/vermont-and-new-hampshire---tale-of-two-states Article continues at link...

I haven't been on RPF in the forums or blogging for quite a while, now. As it stands, I've moved my primary blogging space to its own site, at a place I call 'A Sisyphean Revolt', where I talk about politics, economics, philosophy, culture, and entertainment. My internet 'nym can be found under...

Bob Murphy has a new podcast with co-host Carlos Lara. The podcast will be concerned with Austrian economics, financial market analysis, banking (including Nelson Nash's "infinite banking concept" or IBC), etc. No indication yet of when or how frequently new episodes will be released. Main...

The Fed Funds Rate Is Meaningless https://mises.org/blog/fed-funds-rate-meaningless Joseph T. Salerno (15 January 2016) A month ago, the world waited with bated breath in anticipation of the Fed’s increase in the fed funds rate of 25 basis points. This week Larry Summers, former U. S...